Efio-Ita Nyok|18 July 2017
De-Mandate Advocate, a civil society organisation based in Cross River State has addressed an emergency open letter to His Excellency the Executive Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Prof. Ben Ayade, over the state of security in Cross River State.
In an open letter titled, 'The Appalling State of Insecurity in Cross River State' the group warned the governor of the that increasing lose of faith in the present state administration by Cross Riverians while adding that it's ready to collaborate with government to address the thorny challenge of insecurity.
DMA particularly referred to the present state administration as a 'feeding bottle', and caricature, etc system of government presently at the precipice of imminent collapse. What follows is an excerpt of DMA's emergency open letter:
His Excellency
Senator Professor Ben Ayade
The Executive Governor of Cross River State.
Sir,
On the Appalling State of Insecurity in Cross River State
I write to bring to your notice that it is time to launch Cross River State on the path of growth, development and security Dependent. It has become a matter of state emergency and concern for De-Mandate Advocate to read on the pages of news papers that your government has not called for resolution and youthful security man-walk in all LGAs in the State. It is very sad and dangerous.
We remembered it was part of your manifesto (particularly in the first article of your manifesto), does it mean you wanted to reap where you did not sow and if you told CrossRiverians that growth, development and security were just cardinal points it means you played CrossRiverians 419. Any body who says they weren't t part of your manifesto hates this state. This was the base for your general acceptability with absolute trust, faith, and hope; so, when you dismiss this call, it means you have no clue to the root problems confronting Cross River.
Our state is currently operating a 'feeding bottle system', a caricature leadership, more or less a unitary system where nobody's input counts. To replenish the feeding bottle is a situation about to back fire and collapse completely. When people are agitating and there are several calls for solutions to the increasing insecurity challenges, it is very vital as a matter of state emergency to listen to them. Bring everyone to a round table by consulting other public security institutions and begin to rework the security policies for the state. It should be emphasised that Cross River is currently operating a unitary policy masquerading as official state policies.
We, De-Mandate Advocate and other relevant civil society groups in the state are ready to partner with the Government of the state to stage proactive security man-walk, symposia, LGAs security sensitization/advocacy and workshops. We need to re-visit the state security policy and increase communal vigilante plus insecurity whistle blowing.
Your Excellency, the cry of your flocks are increasingly demanding. The faith and fate in your Government is varnishing and diffusing into thin air. We demand your immediate call to salvage this menace which is becoming increasingly alarming and distractive, thereby crippling residents and citizens activities in the state.
We will be grateful if this challenges is managed with immediate effect to safeguard our mandates and our dear state from totally losing it glorious time thereby saving your government from total lost in confidence. Remember, the number one duty of a government is to ensure security of lives and properties of its people.
Thanks in anticipation of your quick response.
De-Mandate Advocate
15 July 2017.
Efio-Ita Nyok
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